George County, Mississippi (MS)

County population in 2016: 23,309 (12% urban, 88% rural); it was 19,144 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,307County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,262County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,814Renter-occupied apartments: 1,413 (it was 928 in 2000)

% of renters here:

14%

State:

30%

Land area: 478 sq. mi.

Water area: 5.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 49 people per square mile (average).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in George County: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $105,279 (it was $60,100 in 2000)

George:

$105,279

Mississippi:

$113,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,059 - $186,117

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $159,036

Here:

$159,036

State:

$168,885

Townhouses or other attached units: $263,798

Here:

$263,798

State:

$280,569

Mobile homes: $31,999

Here:

$31,999

State:

$57,614

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,053Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $286

Institutionalized population: 535

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0

Rapes: 1

Robberies: 0

Assaults: 21

Burglaries: 81

Thefts: 124

Auto thefts: 18

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 2

Rapes: 2

Robberies: 0

Assaults: 98

Burglaries: 81

Thefts: 121

Auto thefts: 47

Health of residents in George County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.1. This is significantly worse than average.61.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.47.9% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.100.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.Average weight of males is 210 pounds. This is more than average.Average weight of females is 166 pounds. This is more than average.

(14.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.2% for Black residents, 44.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 94.3% for American Indian residents, 70.0% for other race residents, 53.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2016: 37.3 years old
(Males: 37.0 years old, Females: 37.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38.6 years old, Black residents: 38.1 years old, American Indian residents: 56.9 years old, Asian residents: 10.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20.0 years old, Other race residents: 24.9 years old)

Area name: Pascagoula, MS MSAFair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in George County is $489 a month.Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $587 a month.Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $808 a month.

Agriculture in George County:

Average size of farms: 117 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $24,302Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $639.01The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.66%The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.71%Average total farm production expenses per farm: $23,142Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.73%Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $31,198The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.28%Average age of principal farm operators: 54 yearsAverage number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.04Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.58%Corn for grain: 1467 harvested acresAll wheat for grain: 1256 harvested acresUpland cotton: 5290 harvested acresSoybeans for beans: 480 harvested acresVegetables: 888 harvested acresLand in orchards: 310 acres

Earthquake activity:

George County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

Most common underlying causes of death in George County, Mississippi in 1999 - 2014:

Atherosclerotic heart disease (302)

Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (250)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (249)

Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (216)

Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (177)

Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (166)

Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (90)

Hypertensive heart disease with (congestive) heart failure (69)

Congestive heart failure (68)

Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (59)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.8Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 12,904Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 254Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 86,947

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,745Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,134

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 42

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 162.4. This is more than state average.

96.1% of residents of George speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).

90.1% of George County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Mississippi.